Inferential comprehension requires both emotional intelligence and cognitive skills, however instructional comprehension strategies typically underemphasize the emotional contribution. This article documents an intervention used by diverse third grade students which centers on teaching story comprehension through character perspective-taking (i.e., Theory of Mind).
BBBSA provides one-to-one mentoring relationships between adult volunteers and children primarily from single-parent families in programs throughout the United States including School-based Mentoring Teacher programs.
From the start, include the principals and provide them with the tools they need to help improve reading achievement. Let’s make it more possible for them to use their leadership skills to work collaboratively and effectively with their school’s reading coaches.
There are many children who are eligible for both special education and English as a Second Language instruction, but few models exist for how to serve these children well. Learn about a program in Clark County, Nevada in which dually trained teachers provide overlapping instruction to meet both these needs.
Bill Martin Jr’s Brown Bear, Brown Bear book is almost required reading for parents of young children. In video clips below from A Visit With Bill Martin Jr (1996), he talks about his “jazzy” writing. Bill Martin Jr also corresponded with Reading Rockets in an e-mail interview in which he answered questions about his writing career and famous “bear books” illustrated by Eric Carle.
